Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian met with Turkey’s Minister of Forest and Water Management Veysel Eroglu on Tuesday on the sidelines of OIC ministers meeting.

Chitchian elaborated on the water shortages in the Muslim World geography, calling for bilateral and multilateral cooperation of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members in this concern.
Veysel Eroglu said that the Turkish government is willing to cooperate with the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic states for development of trade and economic ties.
Chitchian arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday morning to attend the OIC ministerial meeting on water.
The Energy minister is to meet with Turkish Energy Minister and minister co-chairing Iran-Turkey Joint Economic Commission.